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# laziness

noun (laziness — uncountable)

«laziness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Laziness is not wanting to work or make an effort, even when you are able to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories and fables, laziness is often punished or shown as a fault, as in «The Ant and the Grasshopper» and «The Little Red Hen». In everyday life, being tired or ill is different from laziness; rest is needed. Teachers praise effort rather than talent to help pupils avoid laziness. Phrases: pure laziness, out of laziness.

### Examples

- His laziness meant the homework was never finished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x1)
- The grasshopper's laziness left him hungry in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x2)
- Leaving the dishes out of laziness made Mum cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x3)
- Laziness is not the same as being tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x4)
- She fought her laziness and went for a run. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x5)
- The cat's laziness was funny; it slept all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x6)
- Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. From «lazy» + -ness, with y becoming i: laziness. Adjective: lazy, lazier, laziest; adverb: lazily. Do not judge others too quickly: someone who seems lazy might be ill, sad or struggling.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «laziness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laziness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«laziness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/laziness.html) on Mova free.